Mrs. McKenna

My name is Amanda McKenna and this is my 14th year in education. This will be my first year at Johnston County’s Early College Academy and I am truly excited to be apart of the PRIDE. At the Early College Academy, students are given opportunities to experience Problem Based Learning (PBL). PBL is a learning style where students learn through hands on activities, inquisitive thinking, and application-based projects.

Science has always been the subject I truly loved to explore and understand in and out of the classroom. I received a Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Studies and a Master’s of Arts in Teaching Science from East Carolina University (GO PIRATES). This semester, I will be teaching Biology. Biology is the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially with reference to origin, growth, reproduction, structure, and behavior. This course is an inquiry based science class in which, students will study biochemistry, cells, genetics, evolution and classification, ecology, and the diversity of life. I am looking forward to a great semester at ECA!My name is Amanda McKenna and this is my 14th year in education. This will be my first year at Johnston County’s Early College Academy and I am truly excited to be apart of the PRIDE. At the Early College Academy, students are given opportunities to experience Problem Based Learning (PBL). PBL is a learning style where students learn through hands on activities, inquisitive thinking, and application-based projects.

Spring Semester 2018

Block 1: 11:00-12:20 Planning

Block 2: 12:30-1:50 Earth/Environmental Science

Block 3: 2:00-3:20 Biology

Block 4: 3:30-4:50 Earth/Environmental

JCPS Announcements

Benson Informational Session July 23

An informational session for Benson Area Schools is planned for Tuesday, July 23. The session will be held at the Benson Conference Center on 303 East Church Street in Benson from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

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Bus Forms now available

Bus routes are currently being developed for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. If you need to sign your child up to ride the bus or have a change of an address for your child, please complete a TIMS form by July 29, 2019 to ensure your child is assigned to a bus by the first day of school...

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Free meals offered to students over summer months

Johnston County Public Schools School Nutrition Services will be offering free meals during the summer months to children and teens 18 and younger through USDA Food and Nutrition Services...

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2019 reIGNITE - Continuing the Conversation

Are you interested in attending two days of teacher-driven and directed collaboration and learning? JCPS is kicking the year off right and offering reIGNITE at Cleveland High School on August 12 and 13, 2019...

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